The mushrooming growth of private tourist resorts in the water belt areas of Karapuzha Reservoir in Kerala is posing a serious threat to the existence of the multipurpose reservoir. Close to 45 multi-storeyed resorts are being built in the catchment area of the reservoir. Nearly 10 have started functioning. Most …
The mushrooming growth of private tourist resorts in the water belt areas of Karapuzha Reservoir in Kerala is posing a serious threat to the existence of the multipurpose reservoir. Close to 45 multi-storeyed resorts are being built in the catchment area of the reservoir. Nearly 10 have started functioning. Most …
The Forest and Wildlife Department is gearing up to implement a Rs.6-crore project to curb the increasing man-animal conflict in the district. As a part of the project, the department would install 300 km of solar power fence around human settlements adjacent to forests, P. Dhaneshkumar, Divisional Forest Officer, South …
Survey of wetlands in six north Kerala districts reveals threat to bird diversity KALPETTA: Habitat loss is posing a severe threat to the avian population in the major wetlands in northern Kerala. Malabar Ornithological Survey 2011, an ongoing survey on the avian population in the northern Kerala, being organised by …
KALPETTA: The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Leibniz University at Hanover in Germany will jointly organise a three-year project on value and services of rice fields in Wayanad district. The project is aimed at collecting scientific evidence and formulating policies on rice ecosystem services and values, N. Anilkumar, …
KALPETTA: An instance of wildfire that destroyed more than 100 hectares of grass land on the Chembra peak, home to unique flora and fauna, in the Kottappadi section of the Meppadi range of forests under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday. …
KALPETTA: The Malabar Ornithological Survey 2010-11, the first ever comprehensive study on avifauna in north Kerala, has proved that the Wayanad part of the Western Ghats is a critical habitat for endemic as well as endangered birds. White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (female) The team sighted 200 species, including 14 of the …
More settlers are leaving the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, as animal incursions are increasing and a voluntary resettlement project of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has been allegedly delayed. Seven of the nine families at Narimanthikkolly and two of the three at Eswarankolly in Thirunelly panchayat; three of the …
Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy has alleged that the State government is cheating the tribal community by adding three clauses to an agreement reached between the then United Democratic Front government and the tribal leaders in 2002. At a press conference here on Thursday in connection with the Kerala …
It will cover 18,000 households in Wayanad Detailed report to be submitted on Monday KALPETTA: A team of Health officials headed by Neetha Vijayan, District Medical Officer, began a survey to assess the impact of extensive pesticide application in the district on Friday. The survey was being organised as per …
KALPETTA: The leaders of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Farmers' Welfare Committee (WWLSFWC) and Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi, an environmental organisation in the district, have welcomed the decision of the empowerment committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for implementing the rehabilitation of the trapped farming communities inside the …
The environmental committee of the Sasthra Sahitya Parishad district committee has demanded the government to curb the increasing number of brick making units and unscientific granite mining in the district. The increasing number of brick making units in Panamaram Panchayat and the manual sand (M-sand) making units and granite quarries …
Integrated farming is emerging as a viable proposition for farmers in Kerala, given its geographical and weather conditions, as can be inferred from the experience of a successful farmer in Wayanad. Dairy farming is vital for integrated farming, says Mr K.V. Divakaran, a farmer in a village near Kalpetta. He …
